Ekenem Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Ekenem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 304 | 1:582,706 | 28,118 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ekenem (316) may also be a first name.
Ekenem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekenem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ekenem is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekenem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 883,255th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ekenem reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 494,051st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 316 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 582,706. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent are found, Cross River, where 23 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekeneme | 92 | 370 | / |
| Ekaenem | 92 | 67 | / |
| Ekeanem | 92 | 11 | / |
| Ekenhem | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ekeneam | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekenheim | 86 | 24 | / |
| Ekeneyme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ekanem | 83 | 63,123 | / |
| Ekenim | 83 | 42 | / |
| Akenem | 83 | 13 | / |
| Okenem | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ekhenemhe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ekannem | 77 | 200 | / |
| Ekaanem | 77 | 27 | / |
| Jekinem | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ekaneam | 77 | 16 | / |
| Ikeneme | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ekaniem | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ekainem | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ekaynem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekineme | 77 | 4 | / |
| Akaenem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekkanem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eukanem | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hakenem | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eakanem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Iekanem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oekanem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeinem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekaneem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekeanim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekhannem | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yekineum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekanim | 67 | 226 | / |
| Akanem | 67 | 186 | / |
| Ikanem | 67 | 47 | / |
| Okinem | 67 | 16 | / |
| Heikkinem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ockenheim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Okanem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aikheneme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikonem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikenemhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okonem | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekenem
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